Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Aug 3rd 2006, 7:28 pm
#31
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by Sarah
oops yeah type o 
Aug 4th 2006, 6:54 am
#32
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by dan_alford
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Lots of hostility there about the two interviewees saying they would return to the uk in case of illness. We need to change the name of the website to
BritishNHSTaxAvoidingExpatswhowouldgobackifIll.com
to fall into line with both the BBC's narrow selection of interviewees and the responses to them. Its probably an anti us thing too. If someone was living in spain for 15 years and got seriously ill and returned to the uk for treatment you wouldn't get the comments.
Lots of hostility there about the two interviewees saying they would return to the uk in case of illness. We need to change the name of the website to
BritishNHSTaxAvoidingExpatswhowouldgobackifIll.com
to fall into line with both the BBC's narrow selection of interviewees and the responses to them. Its probably an anti us thing too. If someone was living in spain for 15 years and got seriously ill and returned to the uk for treatment you wouldn't get the comments.
Perhaps if more sensibly-minded people (and there are loads on BE
) replied indicating that this interviewee was in the minority, then the BBC would have to publish these and highlight the fact that not all British Expats are looking to sponge off the NHS. With my limited experiences of the Australian healthcare system, if I was on holiday in the UK and was taken ill, I'd be on the first plane back to Melbourne
Aug 4th 2006, 11:44 am
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
They never published my useful comments ..can't think why ...
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Aug 4th 2006, 12:24 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by Johnsyweb
I'm amazed that the BBC published so many of these comments, to be honest. Sure, the interviewee who said that he'd happily sponge of the UK tax payer was leaving himself wide open to criticism, but the BBC has got be be capable of publishing a balanced view.
Perhaps if more sensibly-minded people (and there are loads on BE) replied indicating that this interviewee was in the minority, then the BBC would have to publish these and highlight the fact that not all British Expats are looking to sponge off the NHS.
With my limited experiences of the Australian healthcare system, if I was on holiday in the UK and was taken ill, I'd be on the first plane back to Melbourne
Perhaps if more sensibly-minded people (and there are loads on BE
) replied indicating that this interviewee was in the minority, then the BBC would have to publish these and highlight the fact that not all British Expats are looking to sponge off the NHS. With my limited experiences of the Australian healthcare system, if I was on holiday in the UK and was taken ill, I'd be on the first plane back to Melbourne
Aug 4th 2006, 12:37 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by suzimc
I replied and said it didn't represent many of us and that there's a lot who have paid for years into NHS, not used it much, and don't plan to go back to do so. No sign of my comments yet though....
Aug 4th 2006, 12:40 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by dan_alford
Unfortunately they tend to only post comments that reflect angry opinions. If you don't fit into the category, then your posts are never selected. The whole article was biased towards the Beebs POV which is that BE's in the USA are money grabbers.
Aug 4th 2006, 12:50 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Good God! Are you suggesting that a media editorial has been edited to suit the bias and personal agenda of the publishers???
I know its shocking :scared: :scared:
Also, brace yourself, in the TIO forum, I think, well im pretty sure, that, maybe, rug13y, supports Israel.
The real issue is that the "Open debate" has been edited to conform to the editorial. That is what I take issue with.
Aug 4th 2006, 1:04 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by dan_alford
I know its shocking :scared: :scared:
Also, brace yourself, in the TIO forum, I think, well im pretty sure, that, maybe, rug13y, supports Israel.
The real issue is that the "Open debate" has been edited to conform to the editorial. That is what I take issue with.
Also, brace yourself, in the TIO forum, I think, well im pretty sure, that, maybe, rug13y, supports Israel.
The real issue is that the "Open debate" has been edited to conform to the editorial. That is what I take issue with.
Yeah I do agree with you. We expect a media outlet to bias their editorials but to only publish readers comments that agree or support your bias is taking it a step too far in my opinion.
Aug 4th 2006, 3:11 pm
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Re: Florida Expat Experiences on BBC Website
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
They don't mention many of us have worked and paid taxes for years in the UK and taken very little out of the system.
It seems there is an anti-emigrant bias in the UK at the moment.
